Towel cabinet



Nov. 4 1924. 1,514,393

T. D. OBRIEN TOWEL CABINET Filed July 11. 1921 2 Mia-Sheet 1 ['m/en-Zor'7/Loma5D O'Brien T. D. OBRIEN TOWEL CABINET Filed July 11. 1921 2Mon-Sheet 2 Nov 4, 1924. 1,514,393

Inventor T/zomasD. O'Brien 5W? fix His Ator'ne ys T CABINET.

application filed July 11, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lmown that I, THOMAS D. OBnnnv, a citizen of the United States,resident of Minneapolis, county ofI-Iennepin, State of Minnesota, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Towel Cabinets, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a towel cabinet in which thedelivery of the towel is prevented by a lockin means which may or maynot be controlled y the deposit of a coin, as referred, the lockingmeans when release allowing a predetermined length of the toweling to bedelivered before the mechanism again becomes locked to check furtherdelivery.

A further object is to provide a towel cabinet of strong,durableconstructi and one which will present a neat, ornam ntal appearance onthe wall.

Other objects of the invention will 'ap pear from the following detaileddescription.

The invention consists generally in various constructions andcombinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a front view of 'a towel cabinet embodying my invention,taken on the smtion line 11 of Figure 2,

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the operating mechanism,

Fi re 3 is a detail sectional view, showing t e manner of mounting thetowel feed rolls in the cabinet,

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view, illustrating the construction ofa roll,

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 55 of Figure 1.

In the drawin 2 represents a cabinet having a hin ed oor 3, closing anopening through which the-roll of toweling 4. is i'nserted into thetowel chamber 5, and rests upon a floor or bottom 6. A feed opening 7 isprovided in the rear of the bottom plate 6 and said plate has a turnedup rounded ed e 8 over which the toweling is adapted to sli e? Beneaththe towel chamber-is an extension 3 of the cabinet, having a chamber 10provided with brackets 11 whereon corru ated rolls 12 and 13 aremounted. These re are spaced apart, as shown, and have l, r EAEOLIS,MESOTA, ASSIGNOB, BY tea-n: a AS- rm; SALES company, or SALT o, W, A

Serial No. 488,788.

sprocket wheels 14 and 14* at one end over which a sprocket chain 15passes for driving one roll synchronously from the other one. The frontof the casin Q-has a door 16 hinged at 17 and norma ly adapted to closean opening in the front of the casin A bracket 18 is mounted on thisdoor an supports a. corrugated roller 19 opposite the ga between therollers 12 and 13. The towe ingis fed down past the rollers 12 and 13 inposition to be engaged by the roll 19 when the door is in its closedposition and this engagement presses the toweling inwardly against thesurface of the rollers 12 and 13 with sufiicient pressure so that whenthe towel is drawndown by a pull of the user, the rolls will be revolvedand with them the drive chain 15. The lower end of the 0118- ing 9 has aslot 20 therein through which the loose end of thetowel de ends inposition to be conveniently grasped by the user. A dog 21 is pivoted at22 in the lower part of the casing 9 and is provided with a push buttonand rod 23 b means of which the person using-the towe can disengage thedog from the links of the chain 15 and render the cabinet operative tofeed the toweling.

An arm 24 is mounted on the do 21 in the path of a lug 25 on thesprocket c am 15 so that with each complete revolution of the sprocketchain, the lug will engage thearm 24 and actuate the dog 21 to enter alink of the chain and lock it and the rolls against further movement andthereby prevent feed of the towel. The disengagement of the dog from thechain can be readily'efi'ected b pressure on the push button and rod 23.t follows therefore from this construction that when a user pulls-downon the loose end of the towel a delivery can be obtained until the dog21 is actuated to lock the roll drive chains. The length of the toweldeliviered will therefore be commensurate with the length of the drivechain and this len h will be computed to determine how muc towel eachperson would normally require to use for wiping purposes. The length ofdelivcry of the towel'may be re isted by increasing or decreasing theength of the chain or by adding dog operating lugs thereto The operationof the push rod 23 may, of. course, be regulated by the deposit of a comi and a feed opening, 1

in the casing. Such mechanism, however, would form no part of thisinvention and I do not illustrate it or claim it herein.

I claim as my invention:

1. A towel cabinet comprising a casing having a chamber therein for abolt of clean toweling and provided with a feed opening, rollspositioned in the path of the loose end of the towel and spaced apartand having a driving belt between them, a roll mounted to engage theloose end of the towel and press it into frictional engagement with saidother rolls whereby all the rolls will be driven when a pull is appliedto the towel, a swinging dog mounted to engage said belt and lock it andsaid rolls against movement, and means actuated by the movement of saidbelt for moving said dog to its locking position.

2. A towel cabinet comprising a casing having a chamber therein for abolt of clean toweling and provided with a feed opening,

rolls positioned in the path of the loose end of the towel and spacedapart, a driving chain between said rolls, a roll mounted to engage theloose end of the towel and press it into frictional engagement with saidother rolls whereb all the rolls will be driven when a pull is appliedto the towel, a swinging dog mounted to engage said chain and lock itand said rolls, and an arm on said dog actuated by the movement of saidchain for swinging said dog to its locking position.

3. A towel cabinet comprising a casing having a chamber therein for abolt of clean toweling and provided with a feed opening, rollspositioned in the path of the loose end of the towel and spaced apart, adriving belt between said rolls, a roll mounted to engage the loose endof the towel and press it into frictional engagement with said otherrolls whereby all the rolls will be driven when a pull is applied to thetowel, pivoted means actuated y movement of the elt for adjustment to aposition to engage and lock the belt, and a push button connected withsaidivoted means to be actuated by the user or releasing said belt.

4. A towel cabinet comprising a casing having a chamber for the cleantoweling and a feed opening for the loose end of the towel in the bottomor said casing, rolls past which the loose end of the towel is fed, anddriving means for said rolls, a lug connected with said driving means, adog having an arm in the path of said in to be actuated thereby and movesaid 0g to a roll locking position in engagement with said drivingmeans, and a push button device for tripping said dog to release saidroll.

5. A towel cabinet comprising acasing having a chamber for the cleantoweling rolls mounted in said cabinet and-past w ch the loose end ofthe towel is fed, a door adjacent to said rolls and mounted to swingoutwardly there from, a roll carried by said door and positioned tocontact with the loose end of the toweling between the other rolls whenthe door is closed and press the toweling into frictional contact withsaid rolls, a downward pull on the loose end of the toweltrevolving saidrolls to allow the towel to feed between them.

6. A towel cabinet comprising a casing having a chamber for the cleantoweling and a feed opening, rolls mounted in said cabinet and pastwhich the loose end of the towel is fed, a door adjacent to said rollsand mounted to swing outwardly therefrom. a roll carried by said doorand positioned to contact with the loose end of the toweling between theother rolls when the door is closed and press the toweling intofrictional contact with said rolls, a downward pull on the loose end ofthe towel revolving said rolls to allow the towel to feed between them,and means for limiting the revolution of said rolls.

7. A towel holder comprising a casing having a chamber for the cleantowel, feed rolls mounted one above the other in said casing and spacedapart and having a driving connection between them, the loose end of thetowel depending from said chamber in front of said rolls and through thebottom of said casing in position to be asped and pulled by the user,and a friction roll mounted to enter the space between said teed rollsand press the depending web of the towel firmly against both of saidfeed rolls and thereby insure a frictional contact between the towel andsaid feed rolls so that downward pull on the towel will revolve saidrolls, and means for limiting the revolution of said rolls and therebythe downward feed of the towel.

8. A towel holder comprising a casing having a chamber for the cleantowel, a pair of feed rolls spaced apart and having a flexible drivingconnection between them, the loose end of the clean towel contactingwith the peripheries of said rolls and depending through the bottom ofsaid casing in position to be grasped and pulled by the user, and afriction roll mounted to enter the space between said feed rolls andpress the towel web into contact therewith to insure their frictionalengagement, and means for limiting the revolution of said rolls and thefeed of the towel.

9. A towel holder comprising a support for the clean towel, feed rollstherefor, a driving connection between said feed rolls, a lug on saiddriving connection, a dog in the path of said lug for checking themovement of said driving connection and said rolls, a key actuated bythe towel user for moving said dog to its release position to and meansacasscs said dog ocking position permit delivery of the towel, tuated bysaid lug after it for returning said dog to its into the path of saidlug.

10. A towel holder comprising a support actuated by the towel user formovlng said and means actuated dog to its release position, and an armmounted on said dog and engaged by said lug after it has'passed saiddogfor returning said dog to its-locking position.

12. A towel holder comprising a support for the clean towel and feedingmeans for the clean towel actuated by the pull of the user on the towel,and a feed limiting device comprising a member normally in afeed-locking position, means actuated by the user of the towel formoving said feed looking means to its release position, and meansactuated by the feeding means at a predetermined point in its movementfor returning said feed limiting member to its locking position.

In witness whereof, I havehereunto set my hand this 21st day of June,1921.

THOMAS DAVIT OBRIEN.

